Running-gear.



A. T. NEWBLL.

RUNNING GEAR APPLICATION FILED 001'. 29, 190B.

Patented Dec. 7, 1909.

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Original application filed June 20, 1908,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED T. NnwELL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Birmingham, in the county of Jefferson and State of Alabama,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Running-Gear, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to running gear for wagons, and the presentapplication is a division of my pending application No. 439,547, filedJune 20, 1908.

The object of the present invention is to provide a wagon that may berun in either direction, by means of which considerable time may besaved, particularly when the wagon is being used on narrow roads, whichhave heretofore required wagons to be moved to a point in the road Wherethey could be turned.

A further object of the invention is toprovide means for coupling anumber of wagons to form a train that may be attached to a tractionengine or the like, with improved devices for controlling the movementand operation of the wagons in either direction.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in whichFigure 1 is a side elevation of the running gear, partly in section;Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof; Fig. 3 is an end elevation; Fig. 4 is asectional view on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is a detail side viewof the cufi; Fig. 6 is a transverse section thereof.

The body of the wagon may be the same as that disclosed in my pendingapplication referred to above, or it may be any other suitable body asdesired. The running gear has front and rear trucks connected by acoupling pole 13 to be hereinafter more fully described. Each bolster isprovided with a fifth wheel 14 consisting of spaced annular platessecured together by bolts 16 which are passed through spacing sleeves17, as shown. The trucks thus arranged will support the wagon body inthe ordinary ordesired manner.

It will be seen that by providing a fifth wheel at each endof the wagon,either end may be considered the front. Each fifth wheel is providedwith a bracket 34, to which is hingedly connected a cuif 35. It will beunderstood that by disengaging the cuff at either end from the couplingpole, that truck adjacent to the disengaged cuif may be turned. Vhenboth cuffs are engaged with Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. '7, 1909.

Serial No. 439,547; Dividedand this application filed October 29. 1908.'Serial No. 460,039. I

the pole, it is obvious that the wagon is held perfectly rigid, also.the draft in a wagon tra n is not carried through the body of the wagon,but directly through the coupling members 36 secured to draw bars 37. vThe draw bars are PIOVldQd' with yoke shaped inner ends 38 disposed formovement in the sage formed in the draw bar adjacent to the wheel. Eachdraw bar is provided with a pair of passages 4A, the innermost passagebeing disposed in line with passages formed in the coupling head. Tnecoupling pole is pivotally engaged at each end to the trucks by means ofvertical pins 45. By removing either of't he pins 43 and turning theshaft 41 adjacent to the pin, the truck at that end may be turned ormoved to assist in the coupling of two wagons that are not in the sameline.

When a train of wagons are to be coupled together and it is desired toback it becomes necessary to have the wagon rigid: therefore, thecouplings of each wagon are lapped over each other, and two couplingpins are used at each point; thusmaking the coupling poles and couplingsof the whole train one rigid piece,/as 'will be understood, and theplurality of "wagons are forced to back in a straight line.

From the description, it will be seen that the wagon may be runin eitherdirection, thus, saving considerable time in narrow roads which wouldrequire the wagon to be moved to a point where it could be turned. Anordinary traction engine may be attached to the wagon and it may bestated that the engine can be detached from one end of the wagon andattached to the other end, and by reversing the positions iof the cuffsas described, the wagon is reversed.

e., the front end of the wagon is reversed in order that it may bedrawn'iu an Opposite direction.

The coupling pole is made in two sections A and B, and disposed withinthe pole; there is shown a pipe section C. The construction is such thatthe body frame can be lifted or removed 'from the bolsters, and by theprovision of adjusting openings D made in the section C, the pole may belengthened in order that the wagon may be used for hauling'lumber andthe like. Suitable pins E are provided for holding the .sections'Aand Bto the section C.

I claim:

1. The combination of trucks each pro- Vided with a-fifth wheel, a poleconnectin the trucks, and cuffs hinged to the fifth wheel and arrangedto be swung to or from looking engagement with the pole.

plates connected together and fixed to the truck and extending acrossthe draw bar and the pole respectlvely above and below the same, withtheuppcr plate restlng on the pole.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signa- 25 ture in presence of twowitnesses. I

' ALFRED T. XEWELL. \Yitnesses:

THOMAS \Y. MARTIN, Vat. L. Man'rix.

